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then again, we have john boehner, speaker of the house, has to control his own republican party. what happens if mcconnell and biden create a minimal deal and boehner can't sell it, then we're back to square one, which is failure. >> right. which boehner couldn't do with his plan b a couple of days ago. >> that's right. >> the question is, if some deal should be reached, i'm not expecting something that's overreaching, something large, is it short-term? >> very short-term. and then i'm sorry to be the dispenser of bad news, we have the whole fiscal cliff again with the fiscal reputation in terms of the borrowing maximum, the ceiling, which will come due in about a month where they have to raise the debt ceiling. you remember the president said, i'm not going to play that game anymore. unfortunately, he's going to play that game. so we'll have crisis number two, even if they solve this mini crisis today, or tomorrow. >> this white house fallback deal that senator reid is talking about pushing, if it comes to that, talk a little bit about this. >> that is the very minimal. what tha
then again, we have john boehner, speaker of the house, has to control his own republican party. what happens if mcconnell and biden create a minimal deal and boehner can't sell it, then we're back to square one, which is failure. >> right. which boehner couldn't do with his plan b a couple of days ago. >> that's right. >> the question is, if some deal should be reached, i'm not expecting something that's overreaching, something large, is it short-term? >> very...
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. >> house speaker john boehner laurence state tirade of expletives that harry reid right outside the house speaker a dictator on the senate floor. you can expect more of that tension in the weeks to come. >> stay with us for complete coverage of the fiscal cliff deal and what could happen in the next few months. for more on the impact on you and your family, the 02 -- go to wjla.com and our social media websites. >> the other story is the failure of congress to come up with a comprehensive relief package for the victims of hurricane sandy. the governor of new jersey is angry at the house speaker for pulling the eight, calling it a trail. it comes after the senate approved a package on friday. chris christie called the move in the house a slap in the face to the state. >> americans are tired of the palace intrigue and political partnership -- partisanship of this congress that pleases one upmanship head of the lives of the citizens who sends these people to washington d.c. in the first place. >> a vote to sandy relief will happen in house by january 15. >> the latest in a development
. >> house speaker john boehner laurence state tirade of expletives that harry reid right outside the house speaker a dictator on the senate floor. you can expect more of that tension in the weeks to come. >> stay with us for complete coverage of the fiscal cliff deal and what could happen in the next few months. for more on the impact on you and your family, the 02 -- go to wjla.com and our social media websites. >> the other story is the failure of congress to come up with a...
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. >> is speaker boehner going to have problems becoming speaker boehner again? >> no. >> greta: none at all? has he done a good job? >> he's been speaker of the whole house-- >> has he done a good job? >> here is the answer, has he been the republican right wing strongman? no. has he been the speaker of the whole house? sometimes in fact, recognizing that the art of the possible is not in his party alone, yes. is there someone going to challenge him? no, i don't expect it. does he have a dilemma which is ultimately, it isn't working as well as we'd like to, we're not able to message and oh, by the way, we're not united in the most important things the republicans stand for, which is restraining the growth of government? yeah, that's a problem and now through his leadership, i hope with eric cantor and others week fix it. >> greta: a difficult job trying to corral all of those people. >> he's done one thing, we don't do ear marks in the house. you saw the other night and i know that susan is going to talk about it, you saw what was effectively was a ton of ear ma
. >> is speaker boehner going to have problems becoming speaker boehner again? >> no. >> greta: none at all? has he done a good job? >> he's been speaker of the whole house-- >> has he done a good job? >> here is the answer, has he been the republican right wing strongman? no. has he been the speaker of the whole house? sometimes in fact, recognizing that the art of the possible is not in his party alone, yes. is there someone going to challenge him? no, i...
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i'm with them. >> reporter: boehner says he pulled the bill because of scheduling problems. some members of congress question how the $60 billion aid package would be spent. new york congressman peter king, a republican, would have none of it. >> congressional republicans never have any trouble finding new york city or new york when it comes to raising money. this is a 2-way street. and if they're not going to help us, why should we even think of helping them? >> reporter: this afternoon it was announced they would vote friday on funding for flood insurance. but a vote on the bulk. the aid has been pushed to january 15th. >> go ask any family if the delay bothers them. yes! the length of time has already been too long, and the federal assistance would make a major difference! >> reporter: speaker boehner met with lawmakers from new york and new jersey wednesday afternoon. they said it was a positive meeting and he now believes the region's storm victims will get the aid they need. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for a blood c
i'm with them. >> reporter: boehner says he pulled the bill because of scheduling problems. some members of congress question how the $60 billion aid package would be spent. new york congressman peter king, a republican, would have none of it. >> congressional republicans never have any trouble finding new york city or new york when it comes to raising money. this is a 2-way street. and if they're not going to help us, why should we even think of helping them? >> reporter:...
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house speaker john boehner feeling the backlash after scrapping hurricane sandy relief bill. the >> the 113 congress convenes today and enter the swearing in be held forill senators elected or reelected. maryland democratic senator n will be sworn in for six-year term. and tim kaine will be taking the oath of office as well. holmes norton will begin fighting fory votes on the house floor. she can vote in committees and her to vote ined the committee armhole when they controlled house, but republicans changed the rules over and arek planning to keep the changes in place. a judge has ruled she can vote on the floor in the committee of the whole. >> there's new life for bill providing aid for hurricane sandy victims. house speaker john boehner fridayed a vote on after facing a firestorm of several lawmakers including new jersey governor christie, when the bill was scrapped on tuesday. >> disaster relief, i thought it was something you did not play games with. in this current atmosphere, is the subject of one upmanship, a potential piece of debate for the political game. it is wh
house speaker john boehner feeling the backlash after scrapping hurricane sandy relief bill. the >> the 113 congress convenes today and enter the swearing in be held forill senators elected or reelected. maryland democratic senator n will be sworn in for six-year term. and tim kaine will be taking the oath of office as well. holmes norton will begin fighting fory votes on the house floor. she can vote in committees and her to vote ined the committee armhole when they controlled house, but...
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now, house speaker john boehner and his leadership team say they need it review the bill before putting it up for a vote. that could happen late today or perhaps wednesday. in the deal approved by the tonight, income tax rates will stay the same for most americans. individuals making $400,000 and couples making $450,000 will see their taxes rise. the planned $24 billion in spending cuts to defense and domestic programs, they've been delayed just two months. senators say it is a less than perfect plan but it is a start. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone but we all knew, if we did nothing, they would be going up on everyone today. we weren't going to let that happen. each of us could spend the rest of the week discussing what a perfect solution would have looked like but the end result would have been the largest tax increase in american history. >> i'm disappointed that we weren't able to make the grand bargain as we tried to do for so long but we tried. if we do nothing, the threat of a recession is very real and passing this agreement does not mean negotiations halt,
now, house speaker john boehner and his leadership team say they need it review the bill before putting it up for a vote. that could happen late today or perhaps wednesday. in the deal approved by the tonight, income tax rates will stay the same for most americans. individuals making $400,000 and couples making $450,000 will see their taxes rise. the planned $24 billion in spending cuts to defense and domestic programs, they've been delayed just two months. senators say it is a less than...
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this is absolutely indefensible. >> speaker boehner is a good man in general. he's under huge pressure, but he shouldn't have allowed all that pressure to be taken out on new york's homeowners, new york's small business owners, new york taxpayers. >> reporter: fema money is down from 7 billion to 3.5 billion loan money will run out next week says schumer before the january vote. more community, the community block development fund which provides large amounts of money for local governments to rebuild projects like the mta and gives homeowners large loans to rebuild their homes must have money from the sandy relief. in for rockaway construction worker michael guerrero has borrowed $30,000 from his credit cards, got a $25,000 loan from his boss. he needs $100,000 more to rebuild his home and insurance is not answering his calls. >> it's ridiculous what's going on up there now. go on vacation, come back like nothing happened while all of america over here suffering building nothing. where is this money coming from? it's crazy. it's crazy. 's crazy. >> this friday
this is absolutely indefensible. >> speaker boehner is a good man in general. he's under huge pressure, but he shouldn't have allowed all that pressure to be taken out on new york's homeowners, new york's small business owners, new york taxpayers. >> reporter: fema money is down from 7 billion to 3.5 billion loan money will run out next week says schumer before the january vote. more community, the community block development fund which provides large amounts of money for local...
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boehner has been blasted for postponing a vote on the aid package until the new congress takes office. >> america deserves better than just another example of a government that's forgotten who they are there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> the senate will also have to approve the legislation because votes will be taken in the new congress which begins this afternoon. senators hope to act tomorrow shortly after the house votes. >>> 4:35. secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital after spending four days there for treatment for a blood clot. she was seen smiling inside a van as it pulled away from the new york phospital. it's believed the blood clot developed after she hit her head in december. she's expected to make a full recovery. >>> a virginia death row inmate is expected to become a free man later today. justin wolf is scheduled to be released by 5:00 this evening. he was sentenced to death for the death of daniel parolee. he hired owen barbie to kill him. in july, a judge threw out the conviction saying barber lied. a fe
boehner has been blasted for postponing a vote on the aid package until the new congress takes office. >> america deserves better than just another example of a government that's forgotten who they are there to serve and why. 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> the senate will also have to approve the legislation because votes will be taken in the new congress which begins this afternoon. senators hope to act tomorrow shortly after the house votes. >>>...
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john boehner is expected to be re-elected speaker today but 17 conservatives could derail that. he's already announced the first order of business, a vote friday to provide billions to victims of super storm sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th a few votes will bring this $60 billion if absolutely necessary to new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also top on their agenda, raising the debt ceiling so america can borrow more to pay its bills. republicans will insist on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend, he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >> if the president thinks that he's not going to negotiate, he better think again. he's president of the united states. he's not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: the last time congress fought over the debt ceiling the u.s. saw the first ever credit downgrade. >> it may take a default, another downgrade and the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality. >> reporter: a new c
john boehner is expected to be re-elected speaker today but 17 conservatives could derail that. he's already announced the first order of business, a vote friday to provide billions to victims of super storm sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th a few votes will bring this $60 billion if absolutely necessary to new york, new jersey and connecticut. >> reporter: also top on their agenda, raising the debt ceiling so america can borrow more to pay...
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i think boehner is pretty safe because there's not a challenger. >> if john boehner is safe at his job, that opportunidoesn't e at all relevant. isn't that right? >> i think that's right. but it's in large part because boehner could n't get his plan through the house. i could only imagine how angry they are because they put him into this bind in which he has to ne dpoegotiate with harry re. and then it also gets house democrat support. all the while, he's got an eye when he's up for reelection. house speaker boehner has shown that he's looargely, not entire, but larngly. remember, his deputies were both there with him when plan b was introduced. the logical successes aren't actually there. >> paul ryan is not the guy to watch, right? so paul ryan is the guy who has the real support of the house con sefbtives. a lot of people don't like boehner, they love paul ryan. now ryan, at the final minute, remember, he was with you for plan b. paul ryan, probably the most high profile guy, he's not running against boehner. he's not even interested. >> but robert, if the president gets this throug
i think boehner is pretty safe because there's not a challenger. >> if john boehner is safe at his job, that opportunidoesn't e at all relevant. isn't that right? >> i think that's right. but it's in large part because boehner could n't get his plan through the house. i could only imagine how angry they are because they put him into this bind in which he has to ne dpoegotiate with harry re. and then it also gets house democrat support. all the while, he's got an eye when he's up for...
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he and speaker john boehner about $100 billion. >> the president was $200 billion in revenues. speaker boehner $100 billion in spending cuts. >> reporter: tough decisions ahead. six days left. and lawmakers are now saying they will likely address tax reforms and spending cuts in the new year when the debt ceiling debate gets going. reporting live in washington. i'm danielle leigh. richard, back to you. >> danielle, thank you. >>> a note was left by the suspected shooter that killed two firefighters christmas eve in new york. here's nbc's ron mott with more details. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four volunteer firefighters attacked as they arrived to battle a fire in new york. >> was a rage be interno out there. >> reporter: it was spell out in chilling details. >> quotes, i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down, and doing what i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authorities say 62-year-old william spengler who spent time for killing his grandmother more than 30 years ago, shot at firefighters. the. >> we're
he and speaker john boehner about $100 billion. >> the president was $200 billion in revenues. speaker boehner $100 billion in spending cuts. >> reporter: tough decisions ahead. six days left. and lawmakers are now saying they will likely address tax reforms and spending cuts in the new year when the debt ceiling debate gets going. reporting live in washington. i'm danielle leigh. richard, back to you. >> danielle, thank you. >>> a note was left by the suspected...
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house, and you know, even thiss supposed modified deal has to g through the house, let's see iff john boehner meets up with the same problem he had before when, you remember, plan b, which wass just a charade, but now it'sit' serious, and if he can't evenen control his own ranks, then itth will be passed with break awayaw republicans and all the democrats. >> i know we will stay on top ot us.op. >> i'm not leaving. >> stay right in your seat! we'll see what details happen between now and the next, oh, 6, minutes. we'll talk to you again in a few minutes and find out, get yourur perspective on the very latest. thank you. >>> lightening the mood, the other big story, the redskins are the nfc east champions and c they are heading to the play-offs after beating the cowboys in a thrilling show-down. now the redskins are gearing up to go head to head at home against the seattle seahawks.se scott joins us live from redskins park in ash burn with the highlights and a look ahead. >> reporter: on this day, in the last four years, lockers will bi getting cleaned out, vacationato plans would be gettingge
house, and you know, even thiss supposed modified deal has to g through the house, let's see iff john boehner meets up with the same problem he had before when, you remember, plan b, which wass just a charade, but now it'sit' serious, and if he can't evenen control his own ranks, then itth will be passed with break awayaw republicans and all the democrats. >> i know we will stay on top ot us.op. >> i'm not leaving. >> stay right in your seat! we'll see what details happen...
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steve handlesman reports on how house speaker john boehner will. >> reporter: john bain ircould change his mind, but unless he does and allows a vote, america goes off the fiscal cliff surrounding himself with middle-class americans, president obama had sounded optimistic this afternoon. it's not done. >> reporter: sources say taxes would rise on income over 4 to 500,000. a big win -- >> keep in mind just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise rates. obviously the agreement is currently being discussed would raise those rates and raise them permanently. they made the president promising tax hikes above 250,000. not 450. >> well, i just think that's grossly unfair. >> a hangup -- democrats want a two-year postponement, covered by the new tax hikes. the president scoffed at republican demand for deeper spending cuts. >> shove only spending cuts down -- well -- shove -- shove spending cuts at us. >> reporter: so much for winning gop allies. >> laughs and jokes and ridicules republicans. why? >>> a bigger question is, will a deal get done? it's sure to kim
steve handlesman reports on how house speaker john boehner will. >> reporter: john bain ircould change his mind, but unless he does and allows a vote, america goes off the fiscal cliff surrounding himself with middle-class americans, president obama had sounded optimistic this afternoon. it's not done. >> reporter: sources say taxes would rise on income over 4 to 500,000. a big win -- >> keep in mind just last month republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise...
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mccaul or john boehner's name 10 years from now. the true fact is that they really do want to build a fiscal cliff. they want this revenue is. gerri: to that point, americans will see the impact of this beginning with the first paycheck in january. because social security payroll tax will go back up. we will see the changes coming on immediately. the average american family will pay $3500 each and every year in taxes. that is the pele in the middle class. tyler, quickly to you. you know, do you think that republicans arwhen the case here? you think of the senate, that they would be able to come up with a comomise? >> going over the cliff is the best scenario for republicans. it's not the best scenario for the country. at least if we go over the cliff, anything they agree to look for tax cuts. and i think that could be the scenario that we are looking for. everything that has been done for the past several weeks has been smoke and mirrors anyway. so you know, this is just another day of the same things. and i think you're right. the
mccaul or john boehner's name 10 years from now. the true fact is that they really do want to build a fiscal cliff. they want this revenue is. gerri: to that point, americans will see the impact of this beginning with the first paycheck in january. because social security payroll tax will go back up. we will see the changes coming on immediately. the average american family will pay $3500 each and every year in taxes. that is the pele in the middle class. tyler, quickly to you. you know, do you...
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what they agreed to and then pushed boehner away is more accurate assessment. david. >> why are we talking last summer? why don't we talk about last night. obama will not agree to cut, he's for wealthy and-- >> a changed cpi on social security, which would have cut social security benefits, a lot of liberal democrats denounced him and what do the republicans do, they started to denounce him for touching social security, so the hipocracy, barack obama, is the relationshpublican leadersh the house and going to be defeated because of that hipocracy. obama has put entitlements on the table and supported substantial cuts and-- >> obama doesn't even know within 6 trillion dollars what the national debt is. when david letterman asked him, he didn't know if it was 10 trillion or 16.2 trillion. the guy is cynical. all he wants to do is snd money that we don't have. the idea that conservative pundits have, now we've got the tax rates permanently in place obama will have to realize he couldn't raise enough money, and that's all he cares about the debt and spending on the
what they agreed to and then pushed boehner away is more accurate assessment. david. >> why are we talking last summer? why don't we talk about last night. obama will not agree to cut, he's for wealthy and-- >> a changed cpi on social security, which would have cut social security benefits, a lot of liberal democrats denounced him and what do the republicans do, they started to denounce him for touching social security, so the hipocracy, barack obama, is the relationshpublican...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly yet endorsed the deal. >>> the white house issued a statement after this morning's senate vote. in part it reads while neither democrats or republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and this house should pass it without delay. >>> a local police department is starting the new year in mourning. a warrenton father leaves behind three grieving children and saddened neighbors. >> reporter: officer chris young was on his way to another call when this terrible crash happened right here behind me in bristow. it was really sad and hard for our families. the kids all played together. chris was always running around playing flashlight tag with the kids. always had a smile on his face. just a great guy. >> reporter: friends remember officer chris young. the married father of three wawr a motorcycle officer on his way to a crash driving on nokesville road around 2:00 p.m. new year's eve when police say this now charred minivan made a turn in front ever the 35-year- old killing him -- o
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly yet endorsed the deal. >>> the white house issued a statement after this morning's senate vote. in part it reads while neither democrats or republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and this house should pass it without delay. >>> a local police department is starting the new year in mourning. a warrenton father leaves behind three grieving children and...
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it is said that john boehner had harsh words for harry reid. >> there are thousands and thousands of people word homeless tonight, who are without jobs, who have lost their business. >> speaker boehner is a good man in general. he is under huge pressure. but he shouldn't have allowed owl that pressure to be taken out on new york home owners, new york small business owners, new york taxpayers. >> reporter: the fema money for sandy is down to $3.5 billion and loan money will run out next week before the january 15th vote. the block grant fund which gives home owners large loans to rebuild their homes must have money from the sandy relief bill n far rockaway, a construction worker has borrowed $30,000 from his credit card, gotten a $25,000 loan if his boss and a $15,000 federal loan to rebuild his home. the entire first floor was destroyed by sandy. he needs $100,000 more to rebuild his home. >> it is ridiculous what is going on up there. go on vacation like nothing happened. where is this money coming from? it is crazy. it's crazy. >> the newly sworp in house will take the first vote o
it is said that john boehner had harsh words for harry reid. >> there are thousands and thousands of people word homeless tonight, who are without jobs, who have lost their business. >> speaker boehner is a good man in general. he is under huge pressure. but he shouldn't have allowed owl that pressure to be taken out on new york home owners, new york small business owners, new york taxpayers. >> reporter: the fema money for sandy is down to $3.5 billion and loan money will run...
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john boehner was at the white house today, trying to reach an agreement to avoid hundreds of billions of dollars of tax increases and spending cuts. no statement is expected anytime soon. we go live now to washington to war correspondent, ben. >> all of the participants at this meeting left without a word. i don't think we will hear from them the rest of the day. there is a great deal at stake and very little time left. it has been reported that president obama presented a plan to increase taxes on income over a quarter million dollars per year, as part of the deficit reduction plan to deal with american debt. he would probably say to the congressional leaders that need to figure out a way to get it through, but i think the expectations in washington of a deal are low with only three, four days left until the new year and the media tax hikes and spending cuts taking and -- kicking in. >> that means perhaps heading back into recession? >> yes, there is little doubt in washington about the seriousness of the sick jubilation. the problem is withdrawing government demand from the economy
john boehner was at the white house today, trying to reach an agreement to avoid hundreds of billions of dollars of tax increases and spending cuts. no statement is expected anytime soon. we go live now to washington to war correspondent, ben. >> all of the participants at this meeting left without a word. i don't think we will hear from them the rest of the day. there is a great deal at stake and very little time left. it has been reported that president obama presented a plan to...
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. >> reid called john boehner a dictateor and paintin painting -- pointing blame on him. >> we're here in washington working. wile members of the house of representatives are out watching movies and watching the kids play soccer and baseball. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership. >> the republican leader says the democrats have failed. the only reason democrats have been trying to deflect attention on to me and my colleagues over the past few weeks is that they zront a plan of their own. >> the president return forward a last minute push before leaving on vacation in hawaii. he had separate phone conversations but it isn't clear talks helped. >> hopefully there is time for an agreement of some kind. >> washington's failure threatens to undermine the fragile economic recovery. americans face big tax hikes on newer's day. and treasury department warns the dopt will be soon unable to pay bills, the treasury says we're about to bump into that debt ceiling. it's not looking great. a way to calculate how much you'll have to pay if we go over the cliff. the fiscal cli
. >> reid called john boehner a dictateor and paintin painting -- pointing blame on him. >> we're here in washington working. wile members of the house of representatives are out watching movies and watching the kids play soccer and baseball. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership. >> the republican leader says the democrats have failed. the only reason democrats have been trying to deflect attention on to me and my colleagues over the past few weeks is...
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the new congress is sworn in, and john boehner keeps his job as house speaker. coming up, a 2013 legislative preview. >> tom: i'm tom hudson, auto sales end 2012 with their best sales year since the great recession, helping drive the u.s. economic recovery. >> susie: and a win for google. the web's 800 pound gorilla is cleared of anti-trust charges when it comes to its online search business. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> susie: congress is back to work in washington, after a one day break. new members of the 113th congress were sworn in today, including 100 freshmen. they face huge challenges: fights over the sequester and the debt ceiling coming around march first. and as sylvia hall reports, there are low expectations lawmakers can get the job done peacefully. >> reporter: returning lawmakers didn't get much of a break after that bruising fiscal cliff battle. they're back in washington today, swearing in the new congress. demographically, it's the most diverse group ever sworn in. but politically, this congress is expected to deliver the same
the new congress is sworn in, and john boehner keeps his job as house speaker. coming up, a 2013 legislative preview. >> tom: i'm tom hudson, auto sales end 2012 with their best sales year since the great recession, helping drive the u.s. economic recovery. >> susie: and a win for google. the web's 800 pound gorilla is cleared of anti-trust charges when it comes to its online search business. >> tom: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> susie: congress is back...
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boehner could face an uphill battle, really? even if he wins back the gavel he'll have challenges ahead. joining us the power play fox news live and he's not challenged by anybody except for nancy pelosi, she's not going to get it and he's going to get it, isn't he? i know if he gets 17 nos and they have to keep voting and voting, they'll put him in line. >> one or two. they may punish him, the conservative members we're seeing the votes come in for people who aren't john boehner, these are protest votes, not to make nancy pelosi the speaker of the house again, this is to punish john boehner for what they think was him trading away, and selling out the very principles that put them into office. so he's going to get it. everybody believes that he's going to get it, but they may make him wait until a second ballot and try to embarrass him. >> megyn: all right. and then it will all be forgotten tomorrow. word to washington, it's like a little thumb of the nose. okay, but what if a second -- what does a second, what term will it be
boehner could face an uphill battle, really? even if he wins back the gavel he'll have challenges ahead. joining us the power play fox news live and he's not challenged by anybody except for nancy pelosi, she's not going to get it and he's going to get it, isn't he? i know if he gets 17 nos and they have to keep voting and voting, they'll put him in line. >> one or two. they may punish him, the conservative members we're seeing the votes come in for people who aren't john boehner, these...
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boehner from the speaker's chair as well? >> well, martin, i always like to save some breaking news for you when i come on. >> i'm grateful to you for that. >> i have huge breaking news tonight. there are serious rumors that at the conference tonight at 5:00 john boehner will announce that he's resigning as speaker of the house. there are multiple senior sources that i have talked to tonight that have said that this is going to happen. >> ron, i wouldn't wish to question your sanity, but i find that very hard to believe. >> i know. listen, i find it hard to believe. i was put at a one in four chance today we'd be able to kick him out today. there are a serious group of members thinking about it. >> do they have someone as an alternative in mind. >> eric cantor is probably the one. >> is this a coup? >> i don't have any evidence. >> you have to put evidence forward. you put forth a rumor. sub shans -- substantiate it. >> -- the first business of order tomorrow. and why it should be -- by the way, it should be a $9 billion bill
boehner from the speaker's chair as well? >> well, martin, i always like to save some breaking news for you when i come on. >> i'm grateful to you for that. >> i have huge breaking news tonight. there are serious rumors that at the conference tonight at 5:00 john boehner will announce that he's resigning as speaker of the house. there are multiple senior sources that i have talked to tonight that have said that this is going to happen. >> ron, i wouldn't wish to question...
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boehner didn't just hear it from the democrats. republicans also lashed out at the house leader, as you heard. >> it is the most disgraceful action i've seen in this house in the 20 years i've been here. >> this is a disaster on top of a disaster. >> reporter: house republicans who opposed quick passage of the sandy aid bill primarily house speaker john boehner are getting blasted from both sides of the aisle, but lawmakers like california's darrell issa say they were never going to vote for a bill they say is full of all kinds of pet projects that have nothing to do with those devastated by the superstorm. >> the fact is the senate didn't do their job. they sent us a bunch of pork and left town and that was wrong. >> reporter: critics of the $60 billion senate bill which was going to be broken into two separate house votes, a $27 billion primary bill and a $33 billion amendment say it was loaded with pork. they point to $600 million for the epa to support climate change issues, $348 million for the national park service and 188 mi
boehner didn't just hear it from the democrats. republicans also lashed out at the house leader, as you heard. >> it is the most disgraceful action i've seen in this house in the 20 years i've been here. >> this is a disaster on top of a disaster. >> reporter: house republicans who opposed quick passage of the sandy aid bill primarily house speaker john boehner are getting blasted from both sides of the aisle, but lawmakers like california's darrell issa say they were never...
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. >> the president was $200 billion higher on revenues and speaker boehner, $200 billion higher on spending cuts. >> if you get 80% of what you want, that's a pretty good day. >> reporter: tough decisions ahead, six days left. >> lawmakers will likely take on spending reform and tax cuts when the debate heats up. >> looks like they will be working over the new year. >>> a note was left by a suspected shooter that killed two firefighters christmas eve in new york. more details on the person already convicted of murder. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four volunteer firefighters happened as they fought a massive fire in new york was spilled out in typewritten detail. >> quote i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down and do what i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authorities say 62-year-old william spangler, who served prison time killing his grandmother more than 30 years ago shot at first responders who arrived at his burning house, spreading this six other homes. >> we are being shot at multiple firing. i am shot. i think
. >> the president was $200 billion higher on revenues and speaker boehner, $200 billion higher on spending cuts. >> if you get 80% of what you want, that's a pretty good day. >> reporter: tough decisions ahead, six days left. >> lawmakers will likely take on spending reform and tax cuts when the debate heats up. >> looks like they will be working over the new year. >>> a note was left by a suspected shooter that killed two firefighters christmas eve in...
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as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this. and i appreciate it. and joe once again, i want to thank you for your great work. under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will continue to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research that they do, investments they make and clean energy jobs that they create. and 2 million americans, who are out of work, but out there looking, pounding the pavement every day, are going to continue to receive unemployment benefits as long as they're actively looking for a job. but i think we all recognize, this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy and broaden opportunity for everybody. the fact is, the deficit is still too high. and we're still investing too little in the things that we need for the economy to grow as fast as it should. that tea w that's why
as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this. and i appreciate it. and joe once again, i want to thank you for your great work. under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will continue to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research that they do,...
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. >> bill: john boehner. true. i think, for president obama to spend one more minute, one minute talking with john boehner is just a total colossal waste of time. >> it sounds like that might not happen. it sounds like john boehner is finished negotiating with obama as well. >> bill: i think it is the other way around. rebecca berg is with us here. she covers congress for "buzzfeed." buzzfeed.com. so should the president have accepted this deal? 1-866-55-press. and are you satisfied with john boehner's late minute compromise on the relief to hurricane sandy? >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the t
. >> bill: john boehner. true. i think, for president obama to spend one more minute, one minute talking with john boehner is just a total colossal waste of time. >> it sounds like that might not happen. it sounds like john boehner is finished negotiating with obama as well. >> bill: i think it is the other way around. rebecca berg is with us here. she covers congress for "buzzfeed." buzzfeed.com. so should the president have accepted this deal? 1-866-55-press. and...
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that tells you that if speaker boehner and leader cannottor put it on the floor and can muster enough votes, 40 or 50 which doesn't look great for them, that democrats will provide the rest of the power to get it to 217. >> woodruff: but it sounds like from the speaker has been saying he doesn't want to do that. he doesn't want to see the bill pass with a minority of republican votes. is that correct? >> he has said that in the past. and one thing that we will see during the remainder of this night and probably into tomorrow is whether that calculus sticks or whether he ultimately decides to put the bill on the floor and pass it with nancy pelosi's votes. that may be his only way out of at this point. he does have another option. which is to do nothing or vote the bill down and let the 113th congress fight this out. democrats are already walking around the hill judy, making it clear that the entire deal is off. of course, constitutionally the bill has to be rewritten after thursday. afternoon on thursday. but the deal is off. the tax rates will be different. everything will be differe
that tells you that if speaker boehner and leader cannottor put it on the floor and can muster enough votes, 40 or 50 which doesn't look great for them, that democrats will provide the rest of the power to get it to 217. >> woodruff: but it sounds like from the speaker has been saying he doesn't want to do that. he doesn't want to see the bill pass with a minority of republican votes. is that correct? >> he has said that in the past. and one thing that we will see during the...
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footing. >> what is boehner's game plan? does he even have one? ryan grim is washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," and glen johnson is politics editor for boston.com. i worked on the hill for years. you cover the hill and know it. that was a very personal shot from harry reid. is it accurate to say, open question, that speaker boehner is worried about staying speaker? >> yes. he's definitely -- i think he's not worried about his election on january 3rd, but that's not the end of it. you know, i think he's worried about his speakership every day he's speaker -- >> do you agree with that, he's worried he may be losing out or being thrown out of the speakership by his own party? >> for sure. he spent the first two years of his speakership looking over his shoulder as the camera shows of eric cantor right behind him ready -- >> but cantor is with him now, isn't he? hasn't his number two guy joined him? >> he's his number two guy and supporter, but he's the spiritual leader of the tea party caucus there, and that's t
footing. >> what is boehner's game plan? does he even have one? ryan grim is washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," and glen johnson is politics editor for boston.com. i worked on the hill for years. you cover the hill and know it. that was a very personal shot from harry reid. is it accurate to say, open question, that speaker boehner is worried about staying speaker? >> yes. he's definitely -- i think he's not worried about his election on january 3rd, but...
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and that's why speaker boehner and i originally tried to negotiate a larger agreement that would put this country on a path to paying down its debt while also putting americans back to work, rebuilding our roads and bridges, and providing investments in areas like education and job training. unfortunately there was not enough support or time for the large agreement in the laying duck session of congress. and that failure will come with a cost as the messy nature of the process over the past several weeks, they have made the business more uncertain and consumers less confident. but we are continuing to chip away at this problem, step by step. last year i signed into law about $1.7 trillion in the deficit reduction. it further reduces the deficit by raising $226 billion from the wealthiest households in america and there will be more deficit reduction as congress, they decide what to do with the automatic spending cuts that we have now delayed for two months. and i want to make this point as i have demonstrated throughout the past several weeks. i am very open to compromise. and i agre
and that's why speaker boehner and i originally tried to negotiate a larger agreement that would put this country on a path to paying down its debt while also putting americans back to work, rebuilding our roads and bridges, and providing investments in areas like education and job training. unfortunately there was not enough support or time for the large agreement in the laying duck session of congress. and that failure will come with a cost as the messy nature of the process over the past...
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juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many works he has. >> juan: he works for boehner. >> kimberly: but he goes back -- it was a mess. >> juan: the dynamic didn't make sense. this goes back to what eric said. he, what everybody on the far right side why am i not going to put a vote in place not coming to reality. there >> exactly. no way, true conservative doesn't want taxes to go up. >> juan: but this is where we differ. negotiate and compromise if you care about the country and the economy at some point. i have been elected but let's goletnegotiate. >> kimberly: is president obama going to negotiate? >> eric: if it doesn't start with 25
juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many...
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this has happened time and time again where speaker boehner either through proxies or himself tries to get the deals with thed administration or with democrats and has a hard time getting his house conservative republicans to go for it. >> woodruff: todd, you've been watching this house, and you were watching the senate last night. at this point, should people be focusing on this small group of the most conservative members of the house? where is the leverage? where is the power among house republicans right now? >> well, there is a great deal of leverage with the... with that small group of conservatives that you describe. there's a lot of criticism around washington that a group that is relatively small in number has outsized influence. they point to grover in order quist. he's one guy. why does the at a party caucus who are vocal but still relatively small amongst 535 members why do they have so much influence? that's maybe a question for another day. keep that in the back of your mind. for tonight, it's really going to be the whip count on this spending cut amendment. do republican
this has happened time and time again where speaker boehner either through proxies or himself tries to get the deals with thed administration or with democrats and has a hard time getting his house conservative republicans to go for it. >> woodruff: todd, you've been watching this house, and you were watching the senate last night. at this point, should people be focusing on this small group of the most conservative members of the house? where is the leverage? where is the power among...
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. >> the president was $2200 billion higher on revenues and speaker boehner, $200 billion on spending cuts. >> if you get 80% of what you want, that's a pretty good day. >> reporter: tough decision ahead, six days left. >> lawmakers are saying they will likely take on tax reform and spending cuts again in the new year when the debt ceiling debate heats up. richard, back to you. >> looks like they will be working over the new year. thanks for your time. >>> a note was left by the suspected shooter that killed two firefighters in new york. more on details of the person already convicted of murder. >> reporter: police say this christmas eve ambush of four volunteer firefighters attacked as they arrived to battle a massive fire in new york. >> it was a raging inferno out there. >> reporter: it was spelled out in typewritten detail. >> quote i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down and do what i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authorities say 62-year-old william spengler, who served prison time for killing his grandmother more than 30 year
. >> the president was $2200 billion higher on revenues and speaker boehner, $200 billion on spending cuts. >> if you get 80% of what you want, that's a pretty good day. >> reporter: tough decision ahead, six days left. >> lawmakers are saying they will likely take on tax reform and spending cuts again in the new year when the debt ceiling debate heats up. richard, back to you. >> looks like they will be working over the new year. thanks for your time. >>>...
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boehner's juice is gone. he didn't necessarily have the votes to get another spending bill through his own house. and so he basically ended up lying and deceiving house republicans that he would bring this to the floor. and then he didn't. which is why the outrage and why he's now been forced to put it into two parts, bring to it the floor on friday in part the flood insurance part and then the rest of it won't happen until the middle of the month. >> use the word lying that's a pretty serious word. let me bring kristen in. disaster relief new jersey, new york, connecticut is concerned. it's a hot political issue. why. >> because even for folks who believe that the government is doing too many things that ought to be left to individuals and the private-sector when it comes to things like taking care of people who have been hit by a disaster, taking care of people in emergency situations, that's something that i think everybody ought to be able to agree on. so that's really what's causing a lot of questions ab
boehner's juice is gone. he didn't necessarily have the votes to get another spending bill through his own house. and so he basically ended up lying and deceiving house republicans that he would bring this to the floor. and then he didn't. which is why the outrage and why he's now been forced to put it into two parts, bring to it the floor on friday in part the flood insurance part and then the rest of it won't happen until the middle of the month. >> use the word lying that's a pretty...
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that means that john boehner and eric cantor turnroundnd rely on house democratic leader nancy pelosi for the remaining 150, 160 votes. they'd be counting on the demate karates to push that bill home. >> woodruff: todd, why after a majority of republicans in the senate voted for this last night or early this morning, why are house republicans having such a hard time with it? >> well, we we just have to keep remembering that the house and the senate are very, very very different bodies. that's always true. but in this environment even the republican conferences of both bodies are ju radically different. this isn't the first time we've seen the dynamic. there were lots of republicans and lots of democrats in the senate who were saying yesterd yesterday, boy, 9 votes, a resounding bipartisan vote for this deal. this should be plenty of cover for house republicans to go ahead and pass this thing. well, anyone who thought that was really forgetting, for instance, the payroll tax holiday debate of february when the senate got 89 bipartisan votes for that deal only to have it unravel before
that means that john boehner and eric cantor turnroundnd rely on house democratic leader nancy pelosi for the remaining 150, 160 votes. they'd be counting on the demate karates to push that bill home. >> woodruff: todd, why after a majority of republicans in the senate voted for this last night or early this morning, why are house republicans having such a hard time with it? >> well, we we just have to keep remembering that the house and the senate are very, very very different...
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>>neil: speaker boehner lives for another day, the battled speaker boehner, still the speak we of the house because there were no good alternates in the house. why didn't they look outside the house? they could have. there is no law that says the speaker of the house has to come from the house of representatives or even be a congressman. house members can choose anyone they want. it is true. but they have always wanted one of their own. are we ever surprised whether it is speaker boehner office before him speaker pelosi that we get more of the same? same arguing? it would not be the same old going with speaker weaver. >> just call it even, okay. >> i would say we take off and nuke the entire site. >>neil: you cannot leave out clint. >> want to make my day. okay. >>neil: he would be different. if he gets off a chair and get as laugh, speaker, feeling lucky, he can talk to a president and get a deal. more apollo 13 commander, who better to fix washington problems than a guy who tackled the ultimate problem. >> houston, we have a problem. >> he gets my vote. >> or maybe rather than the s
>>neil: speaker boehner lives for another day, the battled speaker boehner, still the speak we of the house because there were no good alternates in the house. why didn't they look outside the house? they could have. there is no law that says the speaker of the house has to come from the house of representatives or even be a congressman. house members can choose anyone they want. it is true. but they have always wanted one of their own. are we ever surprised whether it is speaker boehner...
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according to politico, boehner had strong words for the senate majority leader quote, go f yourself boehner. as he pointed his finger at reid. reid a bit startled replied what are you talking about and boehner then repeated it. go f yourself. they didn't cut the deal. in the end it was vice president biden and the senate majority leader. what does this say about the inability to work together? >> i also like the fact according to that story that boehner then went around bragging to everybody he said that to reid. i think they were both at the bottom of the food chain here of decision makers. they were fighting at the bottom of the chain while mitch mcconnell and joe biden were putting together the deal. i think both boehner and reid in a way were powerless in this decision for obvious reasons. and they -- the white house -- i was told by david plouffe a month ago that he much rather would prefer to work with mcconnell than boehner. mcconnell knows how to play chess, boehner doesn't. >> he got his wish. >> and when i talked to the republican senators they said the same thing about harry reid
according to politico, boehner had strong words for the senate majority leader quote, go f yourself boehner. as he pointed his finger at reid. reid a bit startled replied what are you talking about and boehner then repeated it. go f yourself. they didn't cut the deal. in the end it was vice president biden and the senate majority leader. what does this say about the inability to work together? >> i also like the fact according to that story that boehner then went around bragging to...
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juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many works he has. >> juan: he works for boehner. >> kimberly: but he goes back -- it was a mess. >> juan: the dynamic didn't make sense. this goes back to what eric said. he, what everybody on the far right side why am i not going to put a vote in place not coming to reality. there >> exactly. no way, true conservative doesn't want taxes to go up. >> juan: but this is where we differ. negotiate and compromise if you care about the country and the economy at some point. i have been elected but let's goletnegotiate. >> kimberly: is president obama going to negotiate? >> eric: if it doesn't start with 25
juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell representing the republicans. brianna keilar live now from washington. great to see you. house doesn't return to work until sunday. logistically speaking here, is there still enough time to work out a deal? >> i will tell you logistically speaking, logistically speaking, yes. politically speaking, very much unclear, there's a growing amount of pessimism about whether or not that can be done. we've been talking for days about how eyes are on the senate to see what harry reid cobbles together to try to get republican support in the senate and house. he's saying it's hard to see how this can get done by january 1st. so we're seeing a lot of managing of expectations and certainly a lot of posturing on both sides as it appears they're getting ready to play the blame game should we go over the cliff. listen to both sides. >> republicans are not about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> we are here in washington working while the mem
john boehner and mitch mcconnell representing the republicans. brianna keilar live now from washington. great to see you. house doesn't return to work until sunday. logistically speaking here, is there still enough time to work out a deal? >> i will tell you logistically speaking, logistically speaking, yes. politically speaking, very much unclear, there's a growing amount of pessimism about whether or not that can be done. we've been talking for days about how eyes are on the senate to...
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he said after the meeting he had with the speaker, john boehner, boehner promised this vote beginning on friday, then in the middle of the month gave him an olive branch. peter king, who had been very critical earlier in the day, all of a sudden he seemed to be reassured. do you think that reassurance is justified? >> i'm not entirely sure. i do think -- look, i know john boehner has been preoccupied. we all know that. but it seems to me there's a great -- miss of if nothing else a real moment to come out a little bit like a hero. it's just tone deaf. whatever the practicalities are, that this involving hurricane sandy would get pushed aside. i mean, you know, look at the martens. i mean, the family you just had on. they lost their house. there are so many people here in new york still without power. you know, it's still an ongoing problem, and it's been maybe it's not at the forefront anymore, but it seems to me that there are just -- even the optics of it would be perceived by most people. so that's what to me seems most surprising here. >> all right. everybody stay put. don't go an
he said after the meeting he had with the speaker, john boehner, boehner promised this vote beginning on friday, then in the middle of the month gave him an olive branch. peter king, who had been very critical earlier in the day, all of a sudden he seemed to be reassured. do you think that reassurance is justified? >> i'm not entirely sure. i do think -- look, i know john boehner has been preoccupied. we all know that. but it seems to me there's a great -- miss of if nothing else a real...
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>> he already has this covered, to boehner's great credit. he brought paul ryan in, eric cantor in, mccarthy in who might be the one -- >> the guy from california. >> yeah. and he brought them all in on this plan "b" and all on the negotiations. so he's covered there. he needs mcconnell. if he can get mcconnell and a couple senate republicans, then -- >> what about the body of 40 or so tea partiers who are holdouts. how does he reach them? the ones necessary for any kind of majority? >> he doesn't necessarily need them. if he can get senate republicans, then -- >> is that his game right now to go around his hard core right? >> it is. because then the hard core right isn't just blaming john boehner for all the troubles of the world. they're also -- >> can he allow the house of representatives to work its will with the minority of republicans? >> yes, he can. >> glen, is this your view? if we get a sol lux next week it's probably because a speaker allows a minority of republicans, maybe less than 100, to agree with some 120 democrats and out of
>> he already has this covered, to boehner's great credit. he brought paul ryan in, eric cantor in, mccarthy in who might be the one -- >> the guy from california. >> yeah. and he brought them all in on this plan "b" and all on the negotiations. so he's covered there. he needs mcconnell. if he can get mcconnell and a couple senate republicans, then -- >> what about the body of 40 or so tea partiers who are holdouts. how does he reach them? the ones necessary...